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We have 'done' Nova Scotia (you've gotta go to Meat Cove at the northern tip)and many spots in Northern Maine... (it's a great state of mind). If anyone has ventured to Coastal Maine and New Brunswick and have gems to share, it would be much appreciated. We stumbled onto Meat Cove in 2003 by...

Welcome DH - Never owned a VW Bus, so can't make a comparison, but I can say that the versatility of a truck/pop-up camper makes the most sense for us. Had an old FWC Fleet for ten years and currently have an ATC Bobcat on an 06 Tacoma. We like the flexibility of using the truck as a daily...

Hey Ted - I'm glad things went so well for you. Somehow I missed your TR until just today. As others have said here, your pics and report are excellent and get our juices flowing to head "north to Alsaka" again in the near future. You'll have to get old quickly, so you can get more time for...

My brother and I are planning a trip to Death Valley in March with my Dad. He is turning 90 in May and he mentioned he has always wanted to to there. 12valve - I don’t want to get too “mushy” here, but my parents (who live on the east coast) also expressed an interest in visiting Death Valley...

So we are leaving in a few days to pick up a Hallmark Ute in Colorado. Judy clikrf8 - We had a Hallmark from 2002 to 2005 and really liked it. It was mounted on a 3/4 ton Chevy and we took it from our home in CA to northeastern Canada and up as far as Labrador in 2003. It served us well...

In general, the torque converter of an automatic transmission will lower the overall gear ratio of the transmission, especially the first gear. lower than an equivalent manual transmission. This is why auto's have higher gear ratios. When you think of a torque converter, think 'torque...

A few more teasers - Ted, I sent you an email last week about your upcoming trip; did you get it? Richard

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my question so far . . . . good and useful information. It seems that the manual trans. models will get slightly better gas milage than the autos, even though the milage figures posted by Toyota say the opposite. Here is a second, but related question...

Missing Link, I don't have an answer to your question on MPG for 6cyl Tacomas carrying a FWC. However, I am curious about what type of MPG either you or JW have experienced with your Tacomas when not loaded up with the FWC. My daily driver is a 2010 Pre-runner manual trans with a 4 cylinder...

Can any of you provide "real-world" MPG data for second generation (05+)4x4, V6, manual transmission Tacomas with FWC or ATC camper? I curently have the auto trans version of the above and average a little over 16.25 MPG on trips. I am curious about how the mannual trans compares. Thanks. -...

Dempster 2010 . . . . after rain washed some of it off

Welcome Phil - As others have said, you will be very pleased with your camper choice, and the service that goes along with it. Is your truck a 4 cyl., manual trans, 4x4? If so, I would be interested to know what your gas milage has been so far. One member here ("Arkoptrix")has averaged 20.8...

WOW x2! Thanks for all you've done. As you can see by all of the responses here, it is greatly appreciated. Best of luck in your new endeavors - Richard

I used to think "Wisdom comes with age"......but I have found out that "Sometimes age comes alone". Well put . . . . . . I like it :)

Here is a link (I hope) to a post I made in the "ultimate awning" thread last fall. It is a nice unit. Richard http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/index.php?/topic/3689/page__pid__39824__st__0&#entry39824

No trick-or-treaters here, so that bag of candy I bought "just in case" is all mine. :D I have the same "problem" . . . . every year my wife says "don't bother buying any candy, no kids ever trick or treat where we live." But I buy that "just in case" bag and you know what ends up happening...

Oh I just remembered - I think it was Northstar Campers that actually had a privacy enclosure that attached to the roof of their popup. You may be able to find that at their site. DD - Do you remember Kodachrome's shower rack system? It is very clever . . . light weight, unobtrusive and easy...

I just post a sign saying "If the sight of fat, bald, naked old men offend you RUN AWAY" Great idea Jay! You can probably market signs like that right here on WTW . . . there are plenty of us here that fit that description :)

Hello FWCs! My question: do any of you use your outside shower with a shower tent and do you have any recommendations?. Welcome Marty - I have a brand new Cabella "Shower Shelter" that we bought for a big trip in 2003 and never used. I would sell it to you, or anyone, for a good price...

Here is a link to the wing I have, I paid $50 for it at a yard sale. http://www.icondirect.com/aeroshield-classic-wd200/ Thanks Bill - I am going to do some follow-up on this. Did you notice any diierence in MPG when you added the air foil?

I found a trailer wing at a yard sale. It is big but comes on and off quick. It does work well and stops all wind noise. That looks like a nice set up Bill . . . . how do you have it mounted? Yakima Rack bar? Home made system? Richard

Not particularly philisophical, but a cute line "Rudolf the Red knows rain, dear" from MWG